What if Caradin didn't invent the process of making Golems, but instead rediscovered the method of making it? Or, perhaps, he found a recounting of the process and tailored it to his situation. (Not based on any particular bit of canon, just the tendency for isolated civilizations to invent crazily similar stories and inventions)
Or, something I find possibly interesting, what if the primeval golem is something Veric didn't know a name for but describing it as a golem was close enough?
I have always assume that the reason why Sha-Brytol and golems are so similar is because both of them tried to find a way reconnect with their titan using lyrium. They didn't manage that and wrote about their failure in the shaperate. Something like: "those who have been sundered from the stone cannot return to it". These days the dwarves have no idea what it means and it is the reason why surface dwarves are made castless. They probably coudn't control their creations until Caridin invented the control rod, so golems were not considered incredibly useful in the ancient times and were locked away in the same vault as the lyrium idol. So Caridin probably wasn't the first person ever to create a golem, but his technique created the modern golems since he actually made them with an intention to create golems, unlike the ancient dwarves, since he really needed them to push back the blight.
Interesting idea! I especially like the idea that Caridin wasn't the first to make golems, he was just the first to control them. That doesn't *quite* match with what he wrote in his journal, but I guess it doesn't *contradict* it either.
Is it not possible that a golem found its way to the Primeval Thaig? Perhaps one of the Legion of Steel? I mean, a golem making it to Honnleath that was a member of the Legion of Steel is quite hard to imagine as well. Perhaps a dwarf explorer found a rod, took it and the golem while exploring the Deep Roads, and ended up in the Primeval Thaig. There he got killed or went mad from the red koolaid.
Very good ! I am particularly fascinated in black city. I think it is one of the biggest mysteries of dragon age, although I believe we have already visited it in dragon age inquisiton (here lies the abyss and that place where we find kieran)
Correction! The apprentices didn't force Caridin to become a golem, the king of Orzammar at the time did. The apprentices purposefully didn't forge him a control rod because they wanted him to maintain his free will.
Well at first: Good theories, good video and second: I think that some of your facts are very plausible/right and i think it all has to do with the dream and "the stone lives beneath orlais" to do... Also with the name 'Anvil of the void'... Well i can connect Void with the fact that the dwarven cant dream and so they needed the anvil to force a 'soul' into a golems body... And the thing with the visions remind me a bit of the whole lyrium-puzzle thing in Amgarrak. And isnt the stone a collection of Ancestors lives? Then they had build a anvil of the void themselv or at least something like that... Im not good at theories but hey just wanted to say that.. Again thanks for the video xD
Anything is possible, I suppose. I mean, Minrathous has the two Gate Guardian mega golems, and Tevinter has a long and involved friendly history with Dwarves. If Shale was considering trying to return to a flesh body, that would be the place to go.
What if Caradin didn't invent the process of making Golems, but instead rediscovered the method of making it? Or, perhaps, he found a recounting of the process and tailored it to his situation.
(Not based on any particular bit of canon, just the tendency for isolated civilizations to invent crazily similar stories and inventions)
Or, something I find possibly interesting, what if the primeval golem is something Veric didn't know a name for but describing it as a golem was close enough?
I have always assume that the reason why Sha-Brytol and golems are so similar is because both of them tried to find a way reconnect with their titan using lyrium. They didn't manage that and wrote about their failure in the shaperate. Something like: "those who have been sundered from the stone cannot return to it". These days the dwarves have no idea what it means and it is the reason why surface dwarves are made castless. They probably coudn't control their creations until Caridin invented the control rod, so golems were not considered incredibly useful in the ancient times and were locked away in the same vault as the lyrium idol. So Caridin probably wasn't the first person ever to create a golem, but his technique created the modern golems since he actually made them with an intention to create golems, unlike the ancient dwarves, since he really needed them to push back the blight.
Interesting idea! I especially like the idea that Caridin wasn't the first to make golems, he was just the first to control them. That doesn't *quite* match with what he wrote in his journal, but I guess it doesn't *contradict* it either.
Is it not possible that a golem found its way to the Primeval Thaig? Perhaps one of the Legion of Steel?
I mean, a golem making it to Honnleath that was a member of the Legion of Steel is quite hard to imagine as well. Perhaps a dwarf explorer found a rod, took it and the golem while exploring the Deep Roads, and ended up in the Primeval Thaig. There he got killed or went mad from the red koolaid.
I love you theory, the golems have one of the best lore in DA
Suggestions for the next video: 1- The black city. What is she? Is she real? 2- Fade (as a whole), 3 dwarves and magic.
Thank you! The Fade has a big episode in the works. So do the dwarves. No idea when they'll be done, though
Very good ! I am particularly fascinated in black city. I think it is one of the biggest mysteries of dragon age, although I believe we have already visited it in dragon age inquisiton (here lies the abyss and that place where we find kieran)
I thought the name Anvil of the void was Caridin being morbid since he was enslaving dwarfs.
Correction!
The apprentices didn't force Caridin to become a golem, the king of Orzammar at the time did. The apprentices purposefully didn't forge him a control rod because they wanted him to maintain his free will.
Well at first: Good theories, good video and second: I think that some of your facts are very plausible/right and i think it all has to do with the dream and "the stone lives beneath orlais" to do... Also with the name 'Anvil of the void'... Well i can connect Void with the fact that the dwarven cant dream and so they needed the anvil to force a 'soul' into a golems body... And the thing with the visions remind me a bit of the whole lyrium-puzzle thing in Amgarrak. And isnt the stone a collection of Ancestors lives? Then they had build a anvil of the void themselv or at least something like that... Im not good at theories but hey just wanted to say that.. Again thanks for the video xD
So, do you think there's a chance we could see Shale again in DA4?
Anything is possible, I suppose. I mean, Minrathous has the two Gate Guardian mega golems, and Tevinter has a long and involved friendly history with Dwarves. If Shale was considering trying to return to a flesh body, that would be the place to go.
Kingdom, you always have well-thought-out theories.. 👍.
The screams of the so to be golems probably stopped may people, on the early centuries from keep trying
the biggest riddle for me is who is Draconis ?
i bet if we know this we know why the elven gods fought the forgotten ones
Question, what if caridan used red lyrium, or tainted lyrium? Or what if the Shar Britol used them?
Question, what if caridan used red lyrium, or tainted lyrium? Or what if the Shar Britol used them?